AirTran Airways Returns Scheduled Service to Gulfport/Biloxi, Miss.

/PRNewswirel/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AAI) , today announced plans to resume scheduled service from Gulfport/Biloxi, Miss., to the carrier's hub in Atlanta and add new service from Gulfport/Biloxi to Tampa/St. Petersburg, Fla.

This service will begin on Friday, January 8, 2010, and will replace existing charter service to Atlanta. Flights to Atlanta and Tampa/St. Petersburg will operate on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays with the airline's Wi-Fi equipped, Boeing 717.

"We are bringing back our award-winning, high-quality, low-cost service to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Since beginning charter operations in July, we have been very excited about the response to our flights," said Kevin Healy, senior vice president, marketing and planning. "Now there's no easier way to get to the world-famous casinos and golf courses of the Gulfport/Biloxi area."

By transitioning from chartered service to regularly scheduled flights to Atlanta, residents of the Mississippi Gulf Coast will also have access to virtually the entire AirTran network of more than 60 cities.

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